Joint Release
UK Anti-Doping and the Japan Anti-Doping Agency Sign
Memorandum of Understanding to Promote Clean SportUK Anti-Doping (UKAD) and the Japan Anti-Doping Agency (JADA) have signed aMemorandum of Understanding (MOU) on 28th January 2015. The MOU sets out a number ofobjectives to protect clean athletes and clean sport especially in relation to hosting major
sport events. It is to share expertise and information in a structured way. UK Anti-Doping
interim Chief Executive, Nicole Sapstead, and the President of JADA, Professor Hidenori
Sukuzi, both signed the agreement which will run until 2020.

UKAD and JADA have agreed tocooperate on a number of goals
relating to the delivery of an antidoping programme in the run up tothe 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japanand the 2020 Tokyo Olympic andParalympic Games. The twoorganisations have agreed to share
best practice regarding anti-doping
development and implementation,and the promotion and ongoingdevelopment of anti-doping
information and education
programmes and research initiatives
in line with WADA education
strategies.
The signing took place at “The Second International Conference on The PharmaceuticalIndustry and the Fight against Doping: New Developments for Clean Sport and Society” heldin Tokyo on the same day. The Conference was organised by the Japanese Government,WADA, JADA and UNESCO and saw the representatives from across the pharmaceutical andanti-doping communities convene to explore ways to help protect the rights of clean
athletes and to restrict the abuse of licensed and unlicensed medicines. Delegates included:
Mr. Hideki Niwa, State Minister for Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology ofJapanese Government as well as WADA Executive Board member; Sir Craig Reedie,President of WADA; Mr. David Howman, General Secretary of WADA; and Professor Hidenori
Suzuki, President of JADA.

Professor Hidenori Suzuki, President of JADA, said:“JADA is very much looking forward to working with UKAD over the next five years. We
want the major sporting events being held in Japan to be the best they can be. UKAD has
accumulated extensive experience interms of best practice in anti-doping
after the 2012 Games and we want tobuild on this knowledge base to ensure
the events we will be hosting are thecleanest they can be. Moreover, wewant to create a legacy for the next
generation where they are aware andpractice the values of clean sport andintegrity of sport.”
Nicole Sapstead, UKAD’s Interim
Chief Executive, said:“UKAD is fully committed to working
together with its international partners
to enhance anti-doping programmes
globally for the benefit of clean athletes.
UKAD is in a unique position to assist
our partners as we participated in aworld class anti-doping programme forthe London Games and have a lot ofexpertise to share.”“We are delighted to be working with
JADA to share best practice andassisting them in developing andimplementing a robust anti-doping
programme for the Rugby World Cup in 2019 and beyond. We will also be working withthem to develop their educational programme so that the next generation of Japanesesports men and women are instilled with the values of clean sport from a very young age.”2015.1.30